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6.5: Past Tense and Consonant Merging
The past is formed in -ant (-anne- with a suffix).  Needless to say, this also cancels vowel harmony.

Example: Ithildir han hébant Isildur kept it
Example: Hein galannar they grow

Certain final consonants before the stem will merge to form the past.

d » nt (nne-)
b » mp (mme-)
g » nc (ŋe-)

Notice that the ŋ is used in the same pattern as the double-n and m.  This is why it is on the same row as them in the Tengwar.

Example: Narvi hain echant Narvi made them
Example: han siŋech you stabbed it
Example: sammen I dug

Also is given the near past, which is formed in -i; this can have a suffix added to it.

Example: nallin I (just) called
Example: ho eglechi he went into exile

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6.7: Participles
The active present participle is formed in -l, -el (after i)

Example: en edhel linnol the singing elf
Example: en filigon blebiel the flapping bird

The active near past participle is formed in -iel.

Example: e chalad caliel the light having (just) shone

The active past participle is formed in -nniel (-iel extended off of the past suffix).  This changes to -nniel, -mmiel, or -ŋiel when the past merges.

Example: edhel lirniel an elf having sung
Example: en orch siŋiel the orc having stabbed

The passive participle (adjectival verb) is formed in -en.

Example: e thew teithen the written letter

Lesson 6 Review
Build your own sentences with all you have learned so far.  Experiment with different verb/noun combinations.  This is fun once you get used to it!

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hirandomperson wrote:

ok i like lord of the rings i've read the hobbit and the felowship of the ring is there any website  that can teach me elvish?

I posted a few a while ago.  You can learn from here, as well.

I want to learn!

Congratulations!
You have just completed my Sindarin Elvish course!  For additional information and complete wordlists, including a full list of prefixes and suffixes, go to:

http://home.netcom.com/~heensle/lang/elvish/elvish.html

This link also has instructions for Tolkien's High-elvish, Quenya.  However, none of the rules in my course apply to it.

Hi lasto nin, Scratiorrim--Narbas hi peda Edhelen!!!  Eglerio!

Now hear me, all Scratchers--Toasty now speaks Elvish!!!  Congratulations!

ooh, this looks like fun! 

I know.  But it's fun. 

Confuzzaling. I'll add that to my english dictionary.
By the way, I have to memorize this!? Here is what I remember:
adan:man
aran:king
bein:fair(in appearance)

And that is all.

   This means to highlight.
(by the way, I once entertained myself with a story about a young prince whose last name was Aran
and he had a father known as king Aran, before I knew about elvish )

katiOni wrote:

hi here     im trying to learn the elvish language from sites... your lessons is nice! but the first alphabet i found from english to elvish and i think it help me is Tengwar alphabet i think... (at  http://www.starchamber.com/paracelsus/elvish/elvish-in-ten-minutes.html ) and i like it.  i need help coz i want to make a tattoo in elvish language and i need someone to translate it without mistakes.... i hope u can give me a hand 

Sure!  What do you want translated?

Can you teach me?

Can u help me learn Sindarin? I've got the basics down. I just need help with Forming sentences and learning more words.